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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Overhead view of swimmers in vivid blue water with bright green smoke billowing above them.

Smoke Signal

Sailors prepare for recovery during a search and rescue swimmer training event in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 22, 2022.

Photo Gallery